Grace Chavez Response to Twelve Angry Men 11-4-2013 Twelve Angry Men Twelve angry men is a movie which takes place in a New York jury chamber on one of the hottest days in the year during the deliberation faze. Juror #8 (Henry Fonda) is the only juror out of the twelve who believes that the case they are deciding on should not be open and shut he wants to talk and point out facts of the case. The twelve men in the case must decide on this young boy’s fate‚ who is on trial for the murder of
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The trial takes place on the ‘hottest day of the year’. This inevitable heat sets the stage for the aggression that arises in the most of the men hence the title ‘12 Angry Men’. Aggression can be described as any form of behavior that is intended to injure someone physically or psychologically. This suggest that aggression like any other behavior is provoked by many internal as well as external factors. Heat produces an uncomfortable arousal that may facilitate aggression. This is further defined
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From watching 12 Angry Men‚ it raises the question of what are the factors that influence the choices we make and the actions we take? 12 Angry Men was about a trial of an 18 year old boy who was accused murdering his father. He was accused of stabbing his father in the chest with a pocket knife. The judge commanded that the jury needs to come up with a decision as to whether or not the verdict (the boy) was guilty or not. If the jury pleaded guilty‚ the boy would face the death penalty. At first
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United States justice system‚ we also fail to realize that every single juror counts. We often hear of jurors conforming‚ and switching their votes to the majority vote in hopes of going home‚ but this is not the case in “12 Angry Men”. In Sidney Lumet’s feature film “12 Angry Men”‚ we are given insight to the pressures of social psychology and how one man strives to overcome and change it.
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Film Techniques in Twelve Angry Men Summary: Reviews the film Twelve Angry Men‚ directed by Sidney Lumet. Discusses the director’s use of cinematic techniques‚ including lighting‚ music‚and set design‚ to reinforce the themes of the story. ________________________________________ "Twelve Angry Men"‚ directed by Sidney Lumet‚ is a film which portrays intentions significantly employed by the use of film techniques. Although entirely set in a cramped‚ humid jury room (except for the few minutes
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In the movie “12 Angry Men” all five methods of influence were used. The Methods of influence such as use of reason‚ assertiveness‚ coalition building‚ higher values‚ and bargaining were all used by the jurors; whether it was purposely or subconsciously. The influential methods used by juror number eight were the most effective for many reasons. Jurors number three‚ the messenger service owner‚ and number ten‚ the garage owner tried to use the assertiveness method of influence to get their points
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Sidney Lumet is the director of 12 Angry Men and it was released in 1957. It is about a jury who must decide the outcome of a murder case committed by a 16 year old boy. They all become very angry and slowly everyone goes from choosing guilty to not guilty. Throughout the movie the jurors true characters are revealed and they learn about the past of each other. The movie‚ 12 Angry Men‚ uses juror #3 to illustrate the emotions of everyone in the room by showing his stubbornness‚ extreme anger‚ and
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The Jury Who Had To Use Thinking Skills In Twelve Angry Men‚ a young man is on trial for stabbing and killing his father. The movie focuses on twelve randomly selected citizens who are assigned the duty of determining the fate of this 19 year old man. The jury is supposed to examine certain facts and determine the truth based solely on the evidence presented to them in court. It is assumed that the jurors will judge fairly and without personal bias. Basically‚ the jurors need to use critical
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The 1957 film Twelve Angry Men is a dramatic portrayal of what happens in a jury room after a murder trial in which the defendant is a young minority man who has allegedly killed his father with a switchblade knife. Eleven of the jurors are ready to declare a guilty verdict in the first five minutes‚ but one juror performs the Central Negative role in the group in order to save them from groupthink and also save the defendant from execution. Through this movie we would try to understand how individual
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Monday April 9th‚ 2007 Criminal Justice Twelve Angry Men During the course of our class we have encountered plenty of important topics and vital information that is essential to the field of the Criminal Justice system. Such as; Crime and justice including laws‚ Victimization and Criminal behavior‚ Laws‚ Police officers and Law enforcement and the criminal justice system in itself. These topics are daily situations yet individuals are oblivious to what’s going on and that in it can be a major
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